Any Sunday cafes in the Chelmsford area?
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I normally get up early Sunday and drive down to Southend sea front for breakfast but last Sunday I thought I'd try Chelmsford. Drove around the town and the surrounding areas for an hour and couldn't find anything. I mean a proper cafe though, mug of tea, egg and chips that sort of thing, not a coffee shop.
Cheers.
Cheers.
acanteen in London Road is at the same time a poncey coffee shop as a place that serves an awesome cooked breakfast. Proper bully buster.
Opens at 09.30 on a Sunday.
http://www.acanteen.co.uk/
Opens at 09.30 on a Sunday.
http://www.acanteen.co.uk/
Greasy Spoons
Rose Cafe (on Three Mile Hill/A414) heading out of Chelmsford on the left hand side - rough car park so watch out if your in anything low. Usually open on a Sun (but might not be in the winter).
Bit further away there's a cafe (think it's called Dee's) off the London bound A12 slip road at Hatfield Peverel (I've never tried it though).
There are a couple of the local garden centres that have cafes that do breakfast's as well.
There's a new cafe opening on Moulsham St soon - not sure whether that'll be open on sunday though.
Agree on the recommendation for acanteen though - easily the best cafe grub in Chelmsford at the moment. Wetherspoon's is just down the road as well if you like a pint w/ your brekkie
Rose Cafe (on Three Mile Hill/A414) heading out of Chelmsford on the left hand side - rough car park so watch out if your in anything low. Usually open on a Sun (but might not be in the winter).
Bit further away there's a cafe (think it's called Dee's) off the London bound A12 slip road at Hatfield Peverel (I've never tried it though).
There are a couple of the local garden centres that have cafes that do breakfast's as well.
There's a new cafe opening on Moulsham St soon - not sure whether that'll be open on sunday though.
Agree on the recommendation for acanteen though - easily the best cafe grub in Chelmsford at the moment. Wetherspoon's is just down the road as well if you like a pint w/ your brekkie
V8mate said:
acanteen in London Road is at the same time a poncey coffee shop as a place that serves an awesome cooked breakfast. Proper bully buster.
Opens at 09.30 on a Sunday.
http://www.acanteen.co.uk/
+1 top, top brekkie there !Opens at 09.30 on a Sunday.
http://www.acanteen.co.uk/
AJ3XX said:
Wouldn't go near Dee's in Hatfiled Peverel unless I was with the mother-in-law.... I'd take her there !
Dee's is shocking - had some scrambled eggs in there once and didn't know if I was to be supplied with a straw or if I should pour them into a cup and drink the bloody things. 
br d said:
Can you park safely near the Acanteen?
Cheers.
Not really; unless you've got a disabled badge.Cheers.
http://goo.gl/maps/YFYIN
Had a bit of an adventure this morning.
Headed for the Acanteen, when I pulled round there was nowhere to park but someone was just leaving so I went around the block again, when I got back it was a disabled spot so I went around again. This time I tried behind the flats opposite, there were a couple of gaps but not big enough to get my fat arse into.
Gave up on that and decided to try the American Diner, put the Duke Estate in the satnav and headed off. Misread the nav and ended up on the 130, misread it again at the next junction and got on the A12. Had to drive up to Hatfield Peveral to turn round so tried to find the cafe on the slip road, no luck. Came all the way back and took the wrong exit again, went under the 12, came back again, wrong way again, back from somewhere else, finally got on the Dukes Estate. Drove round that for 15 minutes but couldn't find the Diner. Headed home.
So, an hour and twenty minutes drive, twenty quid in petrol, car got filthy on the A12 and no breakfast!
Back to Southend next week me thinks!
Headed for the Acanteen, when I pulled round there was nowhere to park but someone was just leaving so I went around the block again, when I got back it was a disabled spot so I went around again. This time I tried behind the flats opposite, there were a couple of gaps but not big enough to get my fat arse into.
Gave up on that and decided to try the American Diner, put the Duke Estate in the satnav and headed off. Misread the nav and ended up on the 130, misread it again at the next junction and got on the A12. Had to drive up to Hatfield Peveral to turn round so tried to find the cafe on the slip road, no luck. Came all the way back and took the wrong exit again, went under the 12, came back again, wrong way again, back from somewhere else, finally got on the Dukes Estate. Drove round that for 15 minutes but couldn't find the Diner. Headed home.
So, an hour and twenty minutes drive, twenty quid in petrol, car got filthy on the A12 and no breakfast!
Back to Southend next week me thinks!
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